CREATE YOUR DREAM OUTDOOR SPACE
Create your dream outdoor space
We are the UK leader in premium bespoke retractable waterproof pergola canopy shades that can be used all year round.
Our luxury canopy pergolas are fully customisable in cedar, oak or aluminium frames to compliment your outdoor area. Transform your outdoor area with a bespoke premium pergola with retractable roof, providing a patio canopy or relaxed outdoor space.
Designed & built in the UK
Our wooden pergolas and innovative fabric shades are all hand-built in our workshop in Hampshire.
5-year warranty
As standard, we offer a 5-year limited warranty on our timber pergola, shade fabric and shade mechanism.
Waterproof canopy pergolas
Our pergolas come with a unique, waterproof marine-grade coated acrylic canvas pergola shade.
Bespoke garden shade solution
Our pergolas are made bespoke, with colour and style options to compliment your garden and home.
Canopy pergolas made in the UK
Our cedar and oak canopy pergolas are designed and custom-built to your requirements in our workshop here in Hampshire for installation across Hampshire, Dorset and Surrey.
We understand how temperamental the British weather can be, so we created our canopy pergolas to offer full protection from the rain (as well as the sun), allowing you to enjoy your hot tub, pool, outdoor kitchen or entertainment area – whatever the weather!
Mix and match frames and pergola shades
Step One
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We offer timber pergola frames in Cedar and Oak in either a traditional or modern design. If required we can incorporate more affordable Larch or Douglas into your design without impact to structural stability. All timber is sustainably sourced and hand picked from local stock in Hampshire and Dorset to minimise the impact on the environment, while ensuring the highest quality far superior to treated or manufactured timber.
The final frame can be supplied unpainted for a natural finish or oiled that will weather and grey over time or hand-painted in our workshop prior to installation in a range of contemporary coloured exterior wood stains. We can also use other external paints or wood types on request.
The main elements of our pergola are 150mm square cedar or oak posts, together with beams designed up to 200mm in depth with the correct durability and use class to provide a strong and stable frame that can span a large area.
If you’re looking for a pergola with a contemporary design, we can offer an aluminium frame pergolas with louvred roof or a retractable canopy in several designs.
We are an approved partner for the complete SELT range including aluminium pergolas, side shades and awnings.
With over 35 years of design and manufacturing experience, we believe their solutions fully compliment our waterproof fabric shades. They benefit from:
- Extruded aluminium construction with steel elements
- Water drainage system integrated with the construction
- Sun and waterproof system
- Construction and roofing painted in any RAL colour (optional)
- Roofing made from rotating slats
- Free-standing and wall-mounted version
- Optional LED lighting on perimeter of pergola or light points in blades
Step Two
How our waterproof pergola canopy works
Rope drive
Manual drive
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The main benefit of having a pergola with retractable canopy is that when the sun is out, you can pull back the whole pergola shade and enjoy it.
The design of our completely waterproof pergola canopy is unique and bespoke to individual sizes and your requirements. It is manufactured from aluminium and anodised to protect it from the elements with other materials chosen for life outdoors. We currently provide the retractable pergola canopy either as manual or rope driven, in a choice of fabric colours together with a modern pergola frame. Common to all shades is a single track that the pergola shade beams operate along. This always ensures smooth operation without any binding and can be stopped at any desired position, from fully open to fully closed. This single track carries the shade and its beam and provides sufficient fall for the rain to be diverted freely to any chosen side of the pergola. We use a marine-grade coated acrylic canvas as our shade material; it is designed specifically for outdoor conditions and is perfect for use in our inclement weather. A special coating on the surface creates a barrier against the any growth of mould and mildew and reinforces the fabric’s water-repellent properties. A polyurethane coating adds a barrier layer to the underside of the acrylic canvas, increasing its water column rating to 1000mm plus, giving a waterproof rating.When sourcing a pergola with retractable roof, you might consider either a pergola with retractable waterproof canopy, or a pergola with a metal louvred roof (blades that rotate to allow in the sun, but cannot be retracted back fully).
We have partnered with SELT to offer an aluminium louvred roof which is fitted as standard with all aluminium pergolas. The louvred roof can also be fitted to our timber pergolas or other structures to provide a completely unique design. All louvred roofs and Hampshire Shades can be controlled remotely and are powered by SOMFY motor drives and SOMFY Accessories.
Enhance your outdoor space
Side screens & shades
Sliding side screens and motorised side shades are available for timber or aluminium pergolas, offering protections from the weather and additional privacy.
Awnings
We also offer SELT motorised awnings as an alternative shading solution for smaller patio areas. Available with an adjustable front valance for more shade.
Veranda
Alternative shading solution to fit over or under a conservatory and protect from the hot sun.
Accessories
We can offer a range of accessories to compliment your pergola, such as LED lights and out door heaters.
Shade & frame colours for canopy pergolas
Why choose Hampshire Shades?
- UK leader in weatherproof retractble pergola shades
- Fully bespoke and handcrafted pergola frames in cedar or oak.
- Rope drive or manual drive fully retractable pergola roof.
- Hand-painted pergola frame with 12 colours available.
- Wide range of weatherproof marine-grade pergola shade fabric colours.
- Rain is diverted freely to any chosen side of the pergola.
- Manufactured in the UK and installed in under 6 weeks.
- 3D design service allows you to see what it will look like in place.
- Quality materials & 5-year limited warranty.
- We also supply and install all electric aluminium pergolas, awnings and veranda frames.
